Klopp, John H.
Army Private

John H. Klopp from Louisiana, Orleans county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, December 5, 1942
Death details: On August 21, 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private John H. Klopp, missing from World War II. Private Klopp, who entered the U.S. Army in Louisiana, was a member of the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on December 5, 1942, during the 126th Infantry’s engagement with Japanese forces at a position known as Huggins Roadblock in Papua (present-day Papua New Guinea.) He was buried with another service member near the roadblock, but his remains were not recovered following the war. In 2011, an Australian citizen discovered partial human remains near Huggins Roadblock. In 2012, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Agency (JPAC, now DPAA), excavated the site and recovered human remains that were later identified as those of Private Klopp.

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency